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An early Elmo meets Bob’s deaf friend and learns to say "hello" in sign language; a classic skit of Phil Harmonic and Placido Flamingo live from the Nestropolitan Opera; Gerald’s dog, Sparky is re-imagined as an alligator, and The Honkers play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses.

Loud talker Guy Smiley goes on safari and scares the animals; Ernie is “Old King Cole”; The Two-Headed Monster sings a lullaby to itself; Snuffy writes a love letter to his grandmother; Mumford’s magic trick accidentally shrinks David; Ernie hosts an arboreal fashion show.

Legendary chanteuse Lena Horne and Grover perform a duet about not being shy; “Monsterpiece Theater” presents “Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves”; the classic “Plants Need Water” and “The Invention of the Raisin” animations; Placido Flamingo stages an opera; Kermit the Frog reports on the Three Little Pigs live for “Sesame Street News”; Soap opera spoofs of “All My Children” and “Another School.”

It's a feast of vintage Cookie skits! A prank pulled on Bert backfires on Cookie and Ernie; Cookie’s call to his mother ends when he eats the telephone. Also: sing along with a classic version of "One of These Things" and a very animated ABC song.

Gordon introduces Sesame Street's residents - both Muppet and human; Cookie Monster disrupts Kermit the Frog’s lecture on the letter "W"; and Carol Burnett is the first celebrity guest. Also: It's the debut of the song/game "One of These Things (Is Not Like the Other)."

Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin sings ABCs with Hoots the Owl; the Two-Headed Monster blows bubbles; Maria and Luis reminisce about their wedding; Betty Lou sings the “Amigo” song; “Sesame Street News” correspondent Kermit the Frog reports on London Fog; Ernie and Bert encounter a leaky faucet; Cookie Monster sings about subtraction, and Placido Flamingo performs a “Lost Toy Opera” with Big Bird.

Kermit sings the original version of "Being Green"; Bert and Ernie perform the classic "Banana Telephone" skit; Roosevelt Franklin sings "I’m Roosevelt Franklin"; Bob sings an early version of "Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?" Also: Cookie Monster eats Ernie’s cookie and Oscar calls "Dial-a-Grouch."

An orange Oscar demands a baked-bean sundae; Kermit the Frog explains the word "in"; and Gospel diva Mahalia Jackson sings "He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands." Also: "Solomon Grundy" and "Wanda the Witch" make their debut.

Big Bird and Snuffy groove to a disco version of “Rubber Ducky”; Guy Smiley and Cookie Monster appear in “Beat the Time”; Grover sings about the letter “I”; Bob and Big Bird meet a dragon in New York’s Chinatown; and Ernie’s opera singing wakes the neighbors. Plus: Harry Monster visits the eye doctor and an animated version of “We All Live in a Capital I.”